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Ripple in Still Water…

By Zoe Courville · January 30, 2009 · comments No comments yet
RECOVERY LAKE ‘B’, ANTARCTICA– We are currently camped out in the Recovery Lakes region, and one of the main features of the snow surface is that it is flat, flat, flat... {Read More »}


It’s the Snow, Stupid!

By Zoe Courville · January 26, 2009 · comments No comments yet
RECOVERY LAKE 'B', ANTARCTICA-- It's the snow, stupid! …that determines many factors for this traverse, that is. For instance, the changing snow surface impacts our fuel consumption quite a bit. In softer snow, the four vehicles use much more fuel... {Read More »}


A Typical Day in an Atypical Place

By Adrienne Block · January 23, 2009 · comments 1 comment
AGAP-SOUTH CAMP, ANTARCTICA– Once we began flying at AGAP, we quickly got into a routine of collecting data, downloading, archiving and running a quality control procedure. We are operating 24 hours a day in two teams... {Read More »}


Pack It Up, Pack It In!

By Zoe Courville · January 23, 2009 · comments No comments yet
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA– Let it begin! Another concerted effort today to get the train packed up. We will have an open house this evening for our fellow residents of the South Pole, and so we are also trying to clean up a little bit... {Read More »}


Altocumulus Standing Lenticular Clouds

By Mark Krasberg · January 16, 2009 · comments 5 comments
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA-- On December 16, I flew to the South Pole. To get to the pole, we fly on specially outfitted LC-130 Hercules cargo planes which are operated by the New York Air National Guard. These planes have skis on them so they can land on the ice runway... {Read More »}


Clockwise

By Exploratorium Crew · January 12, 2009 · comments 2 comments
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) Why do the hands on clocks go "clockwise?" Seems like a circular definition, but if you looked closely at sundials in the northern hemisphere, you'd notice that the shadow of the sun moves around the sundial... {Read More »}


Pressure Ridges

By Mark Krasberg · January 12, 2009 · comments 1 comment
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA-- Before I left McMurdo, I got a tour of the pressure ridges near Scott Base (the New Zealand station very close to McMurdo). The pressure ridges are formed by tidal forces... {Read More »}


Mining Ice

By Andrea Balbas · January 12, 2009 · comments 4 comments
OFFSHORE NEW HARBOR CAMP, ANTARCTICA-- You might be surprised to know that water is one of the most scarce resources in Antarctica. It makes Antarctic camping very difficult... {Read More »}


Black Island Panorama

By Exploratorium Crew · January 6, 2009 · comments 1 comment
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) Black Island acts as the communication center for Antarctica. All Radio (HF and VHF), data (internet) and TV goes through this island before reaching the main U.S. base, McMurdo Station... {Read More »}


Panoramic View of the South Pole

By Exploratorium Crew · January 6, 2009 · comments 3 comments
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) Both the new South Pole Station (the large grey building), and the old South Pole Station (the half-buried geodesic dome) can be seen in this panorama. You can see the ceremonial pole surrounded by flags... {Read More »}

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